1. Do a search
2. Notice an interesting result only somewhat related to your actual search.
3. Search on the new term.
4. goto 2.
Following interesting results from a given search to the point of getting lost in interesting results from search engines for hours. Often results in porn results withing a Kevin Bacon step envelope.
Search: how to get cat urine stains out of a leather couch.
Result: ***&&$&@#((#&$$&*%%&(^#
You: "Wow, I've never heard of THAT fetish, I'll just search on it to find out more..."
and aawway you go! You've just started a tangential search.
Someone who agrees to do something specific but becomes distracted and goes off in all directions, likeCaptain Wrongway Peachfuzz
He agreed to take out the trash but then he, being a tangentialist, went through the trash instead, focusing intently on each item, having decided that YOU don't know what constitutes trash, and that he needs to decide.
He micromanages by being a tangentialist, spiraling Brainiac style into the project - trouble is, he misses the target. By a country mile.
A combination of tangible (something you can touch) and congenial (nice) so its something you can touch that is nice. Remember, you cant act tangenial, it has to be something you can touch.
A group intent on refraining from introducing a subject utterly irrelevant and unrelated to the conversation already in progress. Two or more people determined to curtail comments made by a clueless third party that take a hard detour from the topic being discussed.
Eventhough they were Tangential Vigilantes, I could not follow what the fuck they were taking about.
Usually is a smart boy who doesn’t like to be argued with. Has a lot of rizz and plays football. You will find most Tangeni’s listen to Drake and spend a lot of time on Instagram.
Person 1: “Yo Tangeni”
Tangeni: “Yo, chuck my story on your story.”